biography of Carlo CARRA (1881-1966)
Personal data
Birth : 02/11/1881 - Quargniento AL Piemonte, Italy
Death : 04/13/1966 - Milan MI Lombardy, Italy
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : Italy
Representatives
Rachel Adler Fine Art – 1200 Broadway – New York NY, United States
Education
1906 : Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera – Palazzo di Brera Via Brera 28 – Milan MI, Italy
Pupil of / student of Cesare TALLONE [ 1853-1919 ]
Professional data
Work and Life
1933:Signs the Manifest of the Mural Painting by Mario SIRONI.
1917:Meets Giorgio de CHIRICO, Ferrara, Italy.
1913 – 1915:With Ardengo SOFFICI he collaborates to Lacerba, a futurist magazine.
1900 – 1901:Moves to London, UK.
1899 – 1900:Moves to Paris, France to collaborate in the decoration of pavillions of the Universal Exhibition.
1895:Moves to Milano, Italy.
02/11/1910:Meets Filippo Tommaso MARINETTI and signs the Manifesto of Futurist Painters, Milano, Italy.
Prizes
1950
1950 : International Prize of Venice Biennale – Venice VE, Italy
Context: Biennale di Venezia (1950)
Awarded by : La Biennale di Venezia – 1364/a Ca’ Giustinian – Venice VE, Italy
Other professions
1941 : Professor – Painting
Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera – Palazzo di Brera Via Brera 28 – Milan MI, Italy
Work
Categorie and medium
Painting : Tempera 
Drawing-Watercolor : Collage Movements and styles
1910 : FuturismMetaphysical painting
Works
| Il fiasco | |
| Date of creation : 1915 Medium : Tempera Size : 40 x 32 cm | |
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2001
Works on Paper
Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art – London, United Kingdom
10/10/2001 – 01/20/2002
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2003
St’art – Foire d’art contemporain de Strasbourg, n°7
Parc des expositions du Wacken – Strasbourg, France
01/31/2003 – 02/03/2003
Represented by : Galerie Arte e Arte – Bologna BO, Italy
2001
Arte Fiera – Mostra Mercato d’Arte contemporanea
Quartiere Fieristico – Bologna BO, Italy
01/25/2001 – 01/29/2001
Represented by : Galleria Maggiore – Via d’Aglezio 15 – Bologna BO, Italy
Artpalmbeach – 4th Modern & Contemporary Art Fair
International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches – West Palm Beach FL, United States
01/10/2001 – 01/15/2001
Represented by : Rachel Adler Fine Art – 1200 Broadway – New York NY, United States
2000
ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 7
Palazzo del Lavoro – Turin TO, Italy
10/05/2000 – 10/08/2000
Represented by : Tornabuoni Arte – Tornabuoni Arte Via Fatebenefratelli 36 – Milan MI, Italy
1999
ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 6
Turin TO, Italy
10/07/1999 – 10/10/1999
Represented by : Salamon – L’ArteModerna – Via San Quintino, 4 – Turin TO, Italy
Group exhibitions
1998
European Abstract Movements of the Teens, Twenties and Thirties. Latin American Modern Works.
Rachel Adler Fine Art – New York NY, United States
02/19/1998 – 02/23/1998
1950
Biennale di Venezia
Venice VE, Italy
1950
Bibliography (Selected)
By the artist
Books
1945
La mia vita
Milan MI, Italy
1945
1919
Pittura metafisica
Florence FI, Italy
1919
On the artist
Books
2000
L’art au XXème siècle – Peinture, Sculpture, Nouveaux Médias, Photographie
Publisher: Taschen – Hohenzollernring 53 – Cologne, Germany
Author: Collectif
2000
ISBN : 3822857319
L’aventure de l’art au XXème siècle
Publisher: Editions du Chêne – 43 quai Grenelle – Paris, France
Director of publication: Ferrier Jean-Louis
2000
ISBN : 2842771818
Dictionaries
2001
Dictionnaire des Arts Plastiques Modernes et Contemporains
Publisher: Editions Gründ – 60, rue Mazarine – Paris, France
Author: Delarge Jean-Pierre
03/2001
ISBN : 27000559
Periodicals
2002
Carlo Carra : works on paper
in: Art & Antiques p. 176
New York NY, United States
12/01/2002-05/02/2002
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